Hemdbluse

shirt-blouse, women's shirt

noun HEMT-bloo-ze Rare

Usage Note

Hemdbluse is a women's top styled like a man's shirt — with a collar, buttons, and usually a tailored fit. It occupies the space between a Hemd (shirt) and a Bluse (blouse). A wardrobe staple for smart-casual and business-casual dress codes in Germany.

Examples

"Zu dem Hosenanzug kombinierte sie eine weiße Hemdbluse."

Natural Translation

She paired a white shirt-blouse with the trouser suit.

Literal Translation

To the trouser-suit she combined a white shirt-blouse.

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